Today's weather is very clear, blue and cloudless.

In the carriage, Tao Zhiyuan casually asked Yun Qingyuan what day it was, Yun Qingyuan thought for a while, and then said: "August 5 of the third year of Jingwu." ”

Tao Zhiyuan didn't take it to heart, but her heart became more and more messy, and as soon as she woke up today, she found a chain of palindrome knots next to the bed, which was the one she had taken a fancy to last night. She sighed and just put the concentric knot into her packing.

"Sister! We've arrived in the capital! Yun Qingling lifted the curtain and saw that their carriage had just entered the city gate, she had followed the three obedience and four virtues since she was a child, and she rarely even went out of the palace gate, let alone Yezhou. This was her first time in the capital, and she was very excited.

Today, because it is the day when the show girl enters the palace, a street is crowded with people, all of whom come to see the excitement.

The officers and soldiers kept the road clear, and the carriages slowly drove towards the palace, and in some inns, from time to time, a carriage also drove out, which seemed to be the show girl who had arrived yesterday.

"The two little masters have arrived at the side door of Chong'anmen, please get off the car and report with the slave and maid." A maid lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a wooden shelf was already placed under the carriage.

Yun Qingyuan got out of the car first, followed by Tao Zhiyuan. The two women looked up at the magnificent palace together, with red walls and yellow tiles, which became more and more fresh and pleasing to the eye in the sunlight.

The two eunuchs had already taken their suits, Yun Qingyuan nodded to Yun Jinyuan, but Tao Zhiyuan took out the concentric knot from her suit, walked over quickly and handed it to him: "This, you should leave it to your wife." ”

Yun Jinyuan silently took the concentric knot and said, "I will always wait for you." ”

"I can't leave the palace in my life, when do you have to wait for me." Tao Zhiyuan frowned.

"The sky is old and the earth is old." Yun Jinyuan replied without thinking.

Tao Zhiyuan glanced at him, stopped talking, and ran back to Yun Qingyuan's side, and walked into the Chong'an Gate with her.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, there were already many show girls waiting in line for identity verification.

Fortunately, the consul and the inner supervisor were quick to get to them, and they arrived in a short time.

"Father-in-law, these are the two daughters of Yun Zhengqiu, the prefect of Yezhou, Yun Qingyuan and Yun Qingling." The palace maid who led them out of the carriage just now said.

The leading inner supervisor took a roster, searched it carefully, and then signaled to the inner supervisor who was in charge of the scroll next to him.

The inner supervisor in charge of the picture scrolls took out two picture scrolls, opened them and checked them carefully, and nodded to the leading inner supervisor.

At this moment, Tao Zhiyuan was really relieved, and she was afraid that she would not be able to pass the test.

"The two little masters are assigned to Mujing Palace." The leader of the inner prison did not raise his head, but drew a mark on the roster.

"Little master, please come very slave." The palace maid led the two of them to a corner to a sandwich road, and then walked straight for a while, and they stood in front of a temple, with three golden characters on their foreheads: Mujing Palace.

Walking in, Mujing Palace does not have a main hall, but eight rooms are located on three sides, and there are several palace maids who are busy, except for the five rooms with open doors, the other three rooms are closed, presumably there are already show girls living in them.

They chose two adjoining rooms, and when everything was settled, they were exhausted.

After a little rest, it was already evening, and at this time, a little palace maid came to wake them up, saying that she was teaching her aunt to gather the show girls of Mujing Palace to eat in the inner hall together.

They were only dressed up briefly, and then came to the inner hall, where a huge round table of rosewood and vermilion wood was full of delicacies, and at this time there were already three beautiful girls sitting quietly, and when they saw them coming, they were silent.

Yun Qingyuan pulled Tao Zhiyuan to sit down on the side, and after a while, the remaining three beautiful girls were late, and then the woman who was dressed a little differently from the palace maid walked into the inner hall.

She was about forty years old, dressed in dark blue, with only a white hosta in her hair in a bun. There is no sharpness in her eyes, even the corners of her mouth are smiling, and her voice is so kind that it makes people feel warm: "Little master Anfu, the slave maid is Aunt Zhang who teaches you court etiquette, and she is also the aunt in charge of Mujing Palace, you can tell the slave maid directly about anything, the slave and maid hope that in these ten days, the little masters can get along in harmony, don't let anything happen to the slave and maid." ”

"Okay, little lords, hurry up and eat, after a tiring day, you're hungry." Aunt Zhang said what Tao Zhiyuan wanted to hear the most.

The show girl sitting at the round table was not hungry, and in the face of a table of delicacies, she was reminding herself in her heart that she couldn't eat it, otherwise she would get fat. Only Tao Zhiyuan swept the entire table, not only Yun Qingyuan, but even the other six show girls were dumbfounded.

"Sister, why are you ......" Yun Qingyuan's face flushed, and she was ashamed when she saw that everyone else's eyes were focused on them.

"Of course you have to eat when you're hungry." Tao Zhiyuan put down the chopsticks with satisfaction, to be honest, these foods are even better than those made in modern five-star hotels, so how can she put down the chopsticks.

"If you eat too much, you'll get fat, and we're going to have a general election in ten days." Yun Qingyuan taught hard.

"Dieting doesn't necessarily lead to weight loss." Tao Zhiyuan said, "If you want to maintain a good figure, you must do more exercise, and you can also exercise and be less sick." ”

Several show girls snorted coldly in disdain.

"This little lord is very knowledgeable." At this time, Aunt Zhang came in with sugar water, "The next palace training will be very hard, and the little masters can't eat enough, so they can't persevere." ”

When the show girl saw that Aunt Zhang said this, she had no choice but not to speak, bowing her head and eating lily lotus seed syrup.

"While the little master is idle, the slave will talk about the situation of the show girl." Aunt Zhang's smile was still gentle, "The emperor has been on the throne for three years, this is the second draft, and the eight little masters are all selected by presenting portraits, and there are other show girls who live in five palaces, there are a total of fifty show girls. And in these ten days, you will study hard, and when the day of the election, the slaves and maids will be able to call you the little masters. ”

is the so-called three women in one play, these eight women get together, and the effect can be imagined.

"In Mujing Palace, there are a total of four palace maids, and the manpower is slightly insufficient, so the little master has to take care of us more." Aunt Zhang said and owed again, so startled that they also got up and hurriedly said kind words.

Tao Zhiyuan watched from the side, she clearly saw that when Aunt Zhang said this, several show girls showed unhappy looks, too, the show girls who entered the palace were all official ladies, and there were a few subordinates at home to serve them, but it was like this in the splendid palace.

"Why don't you little masters briefly introduce yourself, so that the slaves and maids can be called better in the future." Aunt Zhang said kindly again.

"My name is Qin Peihan, I just happened to be seventeen this year, my father is the governor of Suzhou, and my aunt can call me Peihan." Qin Peihan was the first to speak, she had a beautiful appearance, red lips and bright teeth, and she was also a beauty.

"Etiquette must not be lost, but it is a loss of dignity to call the little master." Although Aunt Zhang said with a smile, she had already declined Qin Peihan's wooing.

There was a chuckle in the inner hall, and a beautiful girl with a beautiful face and moon appearance said, "Peihan, you don't mind if I call you that, do you?" ”

Another chuckle.

"My name is Yang Zizhen, I am sixteen this year, my father is the prefect of Zhengzhou, Peihan, you can also call me Zizhen." The show girl who spoke just now spoke again.

Qin Peihan snorted coldly, obviously she was older than her, and she didn't call her sister.

"They're all sisters, wouldn't it be more cordial to call them names?" The show girl on the left side of Tao Zhiyuan said softly, "My name is Zhou Luying, I am also sixteen this year, and my father is a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, please take care of the sisters." ”

Tao Zhiyuan looked at this show girl carefully, she did not apply powder and the color was like afterglow reflecting snow, the whole person was fresh and natural, not a little cheesy, and what attracted attention was more the aura she exuded.

"I remember that Lord Zhou seems to have no daughters, only two sons, are you wrong?" Yang Zizhen glanced at Zhou Luying, and the corners of her mouth were mocking sneers.

The atmosphere in the inner hall suddenly became awkward.

All eyes were on Zhou Luying.

The smile on Zhou Luying's face froze, but soon returned to normal, still smiling like a spring breeze: "Luying is an adopted daughter, and it's normal for Sister Yang not to know." ”

"It's just a roadside weed, and you still want to become a peony in the garden?" Yang Zizhen's words were bitter and mean, leaving no mercy, and even the smile on Aunt Zhang's face was gone.

"Sister Luying, don't pay attention to her, she's a notice from the king of Hades." Tao Zhiyuan deliberately pretended to be innocent.

When Yang Zizhen heard this, she saw that several show girls covered their mouths and snickered, and knew that Tao Zhiyuan was insulting her, she stood up angrily, stared at Tao Zhiyuan, and said, "What are you talking about me?!" What Hades?! ”

"Oh, why are you so annoyed, she's right, you, it's the king of Hades who issued a notice, and there are many nonsense!" Qin Peihan finally breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to ridicule Yang Zizhen.

"You-" Yang Zizhen was so angry that she couldn't speak, her face had turned purple, she didn't care about Qin Peihan, "You dare to offend me?!" I told you to walk around without eating! ”

"Uh-huh!" Aunt Zhang's faint voice came clearly, "Little master Zizhen, they are all sisters in the first palace, that little master likes to joke, why take it too seriously?" ”

Yang Zizhen saw that Aunt Zhang was talking and wanted to calm things down, and she didn't want to offend Aunt Zhang, so she sat down angrily, she secretly swore in her heart that she would definitely take revenge!

Zhou Luying glanced at Yang Zizhen, then gently held Tao Zhiyuan's hand and asked, "What about you, girl?" What is your name? ”

Tao Zhiyuan's first reaction was to say her name, but she thought that she was now replacing Yun Qingling, so she said: "Sister Zhou, my name is Yun Qingling, fifteen this year, my father is the prefect of Yezhou, and I came with my sister." ”

"No wonder I see that you look so similar to the girl next to you, it turns out that you are biological sisters." Zhou Luying looked suddenly enlightened.

Yun Qingyuan interjected at this time: "My name is Yun Qingyuan, two years older than my sister, she is still young, she loves to talk nonsense, I hope you will bear with me." ”

Yun Qingyuan was speaking for Tao Zhiyuan, but Yang Zizhen sneered disdainfully, got up to say goodbye to Aunt Zhang and went back to her room, which embarrassed everyone in the inner hall.

The remaining show girls had no choice but to introduce themselves hastily, and Aunt Zhang also laughed dryly: "Okay, let's go back to the room to rest first, and we will gather tomorrow." ”

As soon as everyone heard this, they went back to their rooms, Tao Zhiyuan and Yun Qingyuan went to the end, but Aunt Zhang called out to her: "Little Master Qingling, please stay for a while." ”

"Sister, then I'll go back first." Yun Qingyuan glanced at Tao Zhiyuan worriedly, and then left.

"Auntie, is there something wrong?"

"Little master Qingling, the slave just wants to say a few words." Aunt Zhang's voice was gentle, "In the palace, don't be idle, otherwise, not only yourself, but others will also be implicated." ”

It turned out to be talking about what happened just now, Tao Zhiyuan naturally understood that it was different from herself in modern times, but that Yang Zizhen spoke harshly and harshly, saying that others were weeds on the side of the road, so lacking in morality, how could she hold her breath.

"I see, thank you aunt for teaching." Tao Zhiyuan knew that Aunt Zhang was referring to Yun Qingyuan, and she naturally understood that she couldn't drag her down.

"As soon as the little master enters the palace, the honor and disgrace of the family will depend on the little master, and the little master will be cautious in his words and deeds." Aunt Zhang added.

Looking at the back of Tao Zhiyuan leaving, Aunt Zhang shook her head gently in the night, as if she was sighing something.